clutch/pressure plate for W58

ixnay · Post by **ixnay** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:54 am

hey,

just wondering what clutch/pressure plate people have used with there W58 gearbox's

do you use a mitsubishi pressure plate and a toyota clutch?

or

do you use a toyota pressure plate and clutch? (will the pressure plate bolt to the mitsubishi flywheel?)

regards
Ryan

ixnay · Post by **ixnay** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:49 am

can anyone point me in the right direction for what model/make i should be looking at getting the clutch disk from?

with the pressure plate im assuming ill be getting a VR4 one like my block and flywheel

Bill Hincher · Post by **Bill Hincher** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:13 am

you only need what comes with the W 55 trans, clutch fork,pivot ball and throw out bearing collar

this is Toyota's OEM number for the throw out bearing, from the dealer, it can be cross refferenced by any local parts store to buy and aftermarket parts

this also is Toyota's OEM number, for the disc, from the dealer, it can be cross refferenced by any local parts store to buy and aftermarket parts

then you need to open up the center of the flywheel to 30mm, i will be glad to do this for anyone who buys my bellhousing

this is a used disc i had from a toyota truck, it measures just under 9 inches

then you use a stock pressure plate from Mitsubishi to finish out the clutch parts,

batdude8 , is the MAN, PM him and he will be glad to help you with the right combination of disc and pressure plate

ixnay · Post by **ixnay** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:45 am

thanks so much bill

so we drill out the flywheel to take the supra spiggot bearing?

im in australia so thats why i did not buy one of your bellhousings and just get everything off you to get the job done.

regards
Ryan

Bill Hincher · Post by **Bill Hincher** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:37 am

ixnay wrote:thanks so much bill

so we drill out the flywheel to take the supra spiggot bearing?

im in australia so thats why i did not buy one of your bellhousings and just get everything off you to get the job done.

regards
Ryan

no, i did not place the pilot bearing in the flywheel, its placed in the crankshaft , the larger hole allowed the input shaft of the w 55 to pass through the center of the flywheel

boise-nic · Post by **boise-nic** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:58 pm

Excuse my ignorance but I am slightly confused about the pilot bearing. The flywheel needs to be machined out to 30mm but this is strictly a clearance issue, the flywheel does not accept the pilot bearing right?

My 6 bolt FWD Fidanza arrived and I took it down to the machine shop to have the center hole bored to 30mm but the machinist would not do the work. He wanted both the bearing and the flywheel before he would machine it believing that the bearing was to be pressed into the flywheel. I couldn't convince him otherwise and he started to make me doubt what I was telling him lol!. Maybe he was right and I was wrong. Could of saved me a ruined flywheel.

Maybe if someone has a picture of the crank + flywheel + bearing, that might convince him.

Bill Hincher · Post by **Bill Hincher** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:43 pm

its a mute point, the outer diameter of the pilot bearing is also 30mm, take the bearing down and let them fit it >;) then just set the bearing in the crankshaft with the spacer that came with the kit

yes, the opening in the flywheel allows the input shaft to pass through freely and the pilot bearing does fit in the crankshaft

boise-nic · Post by **boise-nic** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:48 pm

Explained to him what I was doing. Had no idea how I'm hooking up a mitsu engine to a toyota tranny. lol! Got it done though.

Bill Hincher · Post by **Bill Hincher** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:16 pm

boise-nic wrote:Explained to him what I was doing. Had no idea how I'm hooking up a mitsu engine to a toyota tranny. lol! Got it done though.

I have many, many things to 'explain' in my world

sometimes its good to keep a mystery